Is this Dell's Android smartphone ditty?
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 15th 2009 3:19AM
posted Jun 15th 2009 3:19AM
[Thanks, LesterW]
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cauliflower?
Phallic mushroom?
WTF ?
The dell Pre?
Dell Ble ;-)
It sad still no competition for ... know what
Wow - looks like pretty much every OTHER smartphone out there (iPhone, Storm, Pre, etc). At least Dell is early to the party... er... yeah...
I would rather Dell copy other phone companies then have them go design a phone based on their XPS line or Alienware lines. I mean my god, the phone would be like going back to the 1990's if they did that
Anyone else think it looks more like the Pre? Its got those sexy, glossy black plastic curves.
Ugly?
looks like a plastic brick ... plastic being the big let down
I'm intrigued... though I hope there's a qwerty somewhere.
No apostrophe, you jockey.
Oh My God! The Pre and the Storm had a baby!!
Can't unsee!
So would we call it The Calm? As in Pre-Storm, calm before the storm? Get it :D?! Awww yeeah I killed it....
I dont see the storm in this at all
OHH COME ON!
I don't know. Dell doesn't have a good track record of supporting their gadget lineups. Axim, DellDJ, Ditty, all are pretty much abandoned. There are other Android phoens out there coming soon from companies that are more likely to keep supporting their products.
People change cellphone each 1-2 years anyway. Unless you are stuck with a 3 years plan (Canada, im looking at you).
Dell is usualy doing an OK job with the hardware and I've got stellar service from them in the past (im in japan, maybe its not like that elsewhere). I would rather have a Dell phone than some half unknow company.
And the OS is Android... if you got a software problem, just google a bit for find a solution.
@Boards of Canada: I'm speaking from experience. I have the 2nd gen DellDJ, and 1st gen Axim. I will not again buy a device from a company that will just abandon it couple years later. It's not just about the OS, it's the accessories, hardware support, warranty, etc. PDA/Smarphone is not Dell's core competency. I'd rather get an Android phone from the likes of Samsung/SE. Dell is the "half unknown" company in the smartphone business.
Is it just me, or is Android the phone developer's equivalent of the YoYo, Pokemon, Digimon and/or Pogs?
If it were equivalent to pokemon, every dev would be a billionare by now.
i believe it a fake. I checked Dell if they are part of OHA (Open Handset Alliance), their website never said anything about them as a member. So i personally doubt Google would team up with Dell since Dell's PDA a flop past few years.
You don't need to be a member to release a handset.
I also recognize that circle on the screen, it's part of the unlocking procedure used in China Mobile's build of Android.
I like skittles
I loved the DELL AXIM, but after using the WinMo phone and now iPhone 3GS, I have already 100% abandoned the PDA. There isn't much use of it anymore coz I can't make calls with it beside skype under WiFi only connection.
How are you using the 3GS lready? Stevie, is that you?!
Looks like a crossover between the Palm Pre and the HTC Touch Pro2.
Dell's AXIMs were great PDAs back in the day. Perhaps the best.
They'd be late to the smartphone party, but the party is still just getting started (especially for Android).
I'd like to see what they could do - especially in the enterprise space.
Dell is already losing to Apple in the Laptop arena, are they that egar to lose in the phone arena as well?
More egar than you are to continuously make a fool of yourself.
can we stop using the made up word egar? eager! say it with me, E-A-G-E-R. If you're going to insult a multi-billion dollar company, please try not to look like a dumbass.
Good call. I'm sick of people that fail at spelling but think they're all high and mighty. Get an education then people might respect your opinion.
As long as it doesn't have Windows Mobile then it might be worthy of some consideration
Probably not real. The OPhone SDK was recently released, and that is definitely the OPhone screensaver with the Benzina skin. This doesn't make this automatically a fake, but the SDK would make for an easy Photoshop job.
God I love google translate
"After identification, the smart machine looks like cottage! ！ ! ！ !"
god i love google translate.
"After identification, the smart machine looks like cottage! ！ ! ！ !"
It's black with curved edges obviously looks like a Pre since no other smart phone is black with curved edges.
YAWN! Will it run Android ?
Ya but the difference is that Dell will make it $49
I hope it runs Windows Mobile 6.5 with and upgrade to WinMo 7.
Let's hope for God's sake that it doesn't run Windows at all.
@Nick: Why not?
They should call it "Android XPS" :D lol
If I know Dell, they will probably make it longer than it needs to be.
(e.g. Dell Studio Inspirion XPS Phone or Dell SIX Phone)
It's a fake. It has the old logo on it that they no longer use. Nice try mr. Blurry cam
Can somebody please give the field photographers a digicam with better macro mode? Or teach them how to hold the shutter button halfway down to focus before snapping the shot?